Hunter Henry (TE, SD) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues as a playoff streamer candidate

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ANALYSIS: San Diego’s tight end tandem is harder to put a finger on than Odell Beckham is when he is running free in the open field. One week Henry is the one catching the passes and scoring the touchdowns. The next week veteran Antonio Gates brushes the gray hair out of his eyes and he gets all of the attention from Philip Rivers.

Henry has scored five touchdowns over the last seven games he has suited up for (he missed a couple in between due to a concussion). In San Diego’s last game, Henry caught a touchdown toss while Gates was not even targeted. So has the pendulum swung back toward Henry in this tight end tug-of-war?

Henry will vying for targets with Gates this weekend against a Tampa Bay secondary that was giving up passing yards in bunches earlier in the season but has settled down a little in recent weeks. While neither scored, Seattle’s Jimmy Graham and Kansas City’s Travis Kelce did combine for 13 receptions and 175 yards over the last weeks against the Buccaneers, though, so Henry should find room to roam.